The registration link for this training will be provided to participants who complete the prerequisite course Motivational Interviewing Level 1 (Relational Skills).

Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based practice used to help people overcome their ambivalence about change. In this interactive, skills-based workshop, participants will learn about and practice the spirit of MI and both the relational and technical skills.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Define and summarize the processes of focusing and evoking
• Identify different strategies for focusing and prepare to apply them to client interactions
• Define and recognize change talk, sustain talk, and discordance
• Differentiate between client cues of readiness, ambivalence, and discordance
• Construct effective responses to different client cues
• Design a plan for advancing individual MI skills

Prerequisite: Motivational Interviewing Level 1 (Relational Skills)

Training Dates:

• November 1, 2023 from 8:30AM-11:30AM CT
• November 8, 2023 from 8:30AM-11:30AM CT
• November 15, 2023 from 8:30AM-11:30AM CT

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Registrants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive 9 NAADAC certified continuing education (CE) hours. CE certificates are sent via email within two weeks after the conclusion of the training.  

TRAINER:

Sue EckMaahs

Sue EckMaahs has practiced and trained Motivational Interviewing (MI) for over 30 years.  With a background in Sociology, she has provided MI implementation, training, and coaching services to thousands of professionals and over two hundred organizations, nationally & internationally.  Her audience spans mental health, substance abuse, public health & primary care, education, child protection/family reunification, workforce development, and re-entry/corrections.  On a personal note, she loves hiking with her partner Steve & dog, Cassie!  

To ensure all participants get the most out of these interactive virtual trainings, we ask that everyone be prepared to do the following in every session:

The Great Lakes ATTC and MHTTC offer Motivational Interviewing and SBIRT training for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.